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Ear, Nose & Throat Conditions
Overview
Any condition that affects your sinuses, neck, face, voice, ears or hearing should be taken seriously, as it can have a lasting impact on how you interact with the world around you.
Visit one of our ear, nose and throat (ENT) specialists or otolaryngologists at a Ballad Health facility in the Appalachian Highlands to ensure you're staying healthy or developing a care plan to treat a chronic condition.
ENT tests and screenings
If you have symptoms of an ear, nose or throat condition, your doctor may ask you to get one or more of these tests:
- Electronystagmography (ENG) to record eye movement, testing your body's balance system
- Hearing tests and hearing aid exams to check how well you hear and what hearing aids might help you
- Nasal endoscopy, which uses a small tube and camera to look at the inside of your nose
Areas of Care
Conditions We Treat
- Allergies
- Balance disorders
- Deviated septum
- Ear infections
- Face injuries
- Hearing difficulty
- Loss of smell
- Nosebleeds
- Sinusitis (swollen nasal passages)
- Swallowing disorders
- Thyroid lumps
- Tinnitus (ringing in the ears)
- Tonsillitis (swollen tonsils)
- Vocal cord disorders
What to expect
ENT treatments and services
Choose Ballad Health for expert care when you need an ear, nose and throat procedure or treatment.
- Abcess incision and drainage – Releases pus built up under the skin
- Abenoidectomy and tonsillectomy – Treating breathing problems or frequent throat or ear infections by removing the glands in the roof of the mouth or tonsils
- Balloon sinusplasty – Inflates tiny balloons in your sinus passages to relieve long-lasting nasal congestion and pain
- Ear tube placement – Allows fluid to flow out of the middle ear to help prevent ear infections
- Endoscopic stapling – Treats trouble swallowing, also known as Zenker's diverticulum
- Septoplasty – Straightens the wall between your nostrils
- Skin lesion removal and reconstruction – Removal of lumps, moles, cysts and other small skin growths, repairing the skin afterward
- Thyroidectomy – Removes all or part of your thyroid gland to treat cancer or another thyroid condition
- Tracheostomy care – Maintaining the hole made in your neck during a tracheostomy
- Voice restoration surgery – Uses a small device to help you communicate if your vocal cords have been removed
Image-guided sinus surgery
During sinus surgery, your surgeon may use technology that displays a picture of the inside of your sinuses.
This allows the surgeon to see exactly where surgical tools are needed, helping you get the best outcome from your procedure.
Robotic-assisted surgery
For some minimally invasive surgeries on your mouth or throat, your surgeon may utilize advanced robotic technology that moves more steadily and precisely than human hands.
Robotic-assisted surgery leads to a faster recovery time, lower rates for surgical complications or infections and minimal pain from surgery.
Your surgeon may also use a special nerve monitoring system that helps protect your health during treatment.
